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Stapleton, GA · Health
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Columbia County’s first hospital to open in August
WellStar Columbia County Hospital will offer robotic surgery, telehealth capabilities and emergency care.
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Augusta data center could use wastewater for cooling
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - About 2.2 billion gallons of water flow past the banks of the Savannah River in Richmond County on average every day. From Augusta to Savannah, 1.4 million people rely on this river for their drinking water. Augusta Utilities is one of the parties at the table...
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Rick Allen raises concerns over Fort Gordon hospital plans
Lawmakers are speaking out over plans to reduce services at Fort Gordon’s Eisenhower Army Medical Center.
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Piedmont Heart Augusta Completes First EVOQUE Tricuspid Valve Replacement in Region
Piedmont Heart Augusta finished the area's first transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement with the EVOQUE system from Edwards Lifesciences. Dr. Charlene Rohm did the work, bringing FDA-approved therapy to patients around Augusta. This gives a choice to patients who suffer from serious tricuspid regurgitation. Doctors used to handle this heart problem...
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Rick Allen raises concerns over Fort Gordon hospital plans
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Lawmakers are speaking out over plans to reduce services at Fort Gordon’s Eisenhower Army Medical Center. U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, said his office is working to get answers on the proposed changes. “We are getting to the bottom of it. We’re going to get...
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Piedmont Heart Augusta Completes First EVOQUE Tricuspid Valve Replacement in Region
Piedmont Heart Augusta finished the area's first transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement with the EVOQUE system from Edwards Lifesciences. Dr. Charlene Rohm did the work, bringing FDA-approved therapy to patients around Augusta. This gives a choice to patients who suffer from serious tricuspid regurgitation. Doctors used to handle this heart problem...
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Piedmont Heart Augusta performs region’s first transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement
(Story courtesy Piedmont Augusta) Piedmont Heart Augusta has performed the region’s first transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement, expanding its structural heart program and bringing a new, FDA-approved therapy to patients in the Augusta community. Dr. Charlene Rohm, interventional cardiologist at Piedmont Augusta, performed the procedure using the EVOQUE transcatheter tricuspid...
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Nursing grads honored in pinning ceremony at Aiken Tech
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A new group of nurses is preparing to enter the healthcare field after being honored for reaching a major milestone. Graduates of Aiken Technical College’s nursing program took part in a pinning ceremony Monday, celebrating the completion of their coursework in the registered nursing program.
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12 On Your Side Investigates: New document appears to show plan to strip Eisenhower of core hospital services
Fort Gordon, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — A newly surfaced government document appears to lay out a sweeping plan for the future of Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon — one that would sharply reduce the hospital’s services and convert it into an outpatient facility. 12 On Your...
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12 On Your Side Investigates: DHA confirms plans to gut Fort Gordon’s hospital
FORT GORDON, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — For the first time, Defense Health Agency officials are publicly confirming what the future of Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon could look like. In a statement released Monday morning, DHA Director Vice Adm. Darin K. Via said Congress has been notified of...
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Agency confirms plans to gut Fort Gordon’s hospital
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Augusta Air Pollution Among Nation’s Worst Once Again
The Augusta metro area ranked 41st worst in the nation for year-round particle pollution. It got a failing grade in the American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report. The report examined air quality data from 2022 through 2024, grading counties on unhealthy amounts of smog and particle pollution.
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VA shuttering underperforming clinics, addressing leadership shortcomings at others
A Veterans Affairs medical center in Georgia and two clinics in other states are undergoing changes or closures as a result of the department’s review of veterans’ medical services. VA Secretary Doug Collins said Thursday during a Senate hearing on the VA’s $488 billion budget proposal for fiscal...
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VA budget request funds fewer doctors, nurses despite growing demand
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs requested $488.2 billion for fiscal year 2027, but questions on Capitol Hill focused on doctors and nurses rather than dollars. Senator Jon Ossoff said the numbers appear to move in the wrong direction. “It appears that the FY 27 request for physicians...